perovskite

perovskite

See also: pérovskite

English

Etymology

Perovski +‎ -ite. Named for Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792-1856) in 1839.[1]

Noun

perovskite (plural perovskites)

1. (mineralogy) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO₃, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.

Derived terms

• fluoroperovskite
• post-perovskite
• silicate perovskite

Translations

a mineral, calcium titanate

Catalan: perovskita f Dutch: perovskiet m Finnish: perovskiitti French: pérovskite (fr) f German: Perowskit m Italian: perovskite f Portuguese: perovskita f Spanish: perovskita f

See also

• bridgmanite
• ferropericase
• garnet
• majorite
• olivine
• pyroxene
• ringwoodite
• wadsleyite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Perovskite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “perovskite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

1. Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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Italian

Noun

perovskite f (plural perovskiti)

1. (mineralogy) perovskite